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The map module for geotagging] by Jason Row Photography, on Flickr To the right of the map module are map setting and another option for tagging the image. Darkroom appears to use OpenStreetMap for its mapping, which whilst not as visually appealing as Google Maps, still gives you good location details for most parts of the world. Map: The map tool allows you to geotag selected images on a map.

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Digging into Darktable’s manual I could not immediately find a list of supported cameras but there was a command line tool to determine if your camera is compatible. The image can be previewed live on your computer screen and certain elements of the camera control can be changed from the computer. Tethering: The tethering module allows you to shoot images directly to your computer via a USB cable attached to your camera. Many post production tools are on offer by Jason Row Photography, on Flickr The darkroom interface by Jason Row Photography, on FlickrĮditable histogram and other tools by Jason Row Photography, on Flickr Overall the adjustments seem to be applied very quickly and without any discernible lag. As you would expect all of this tools make their adjustments non destructively, the integrity of the original image is maintained and the adjustments only applied in the program itself or when exporting as a new image. As well as these there are spotting tools, vignetting and graduated filters. The choice is surprisingly comprehensive and includes tone curves, shadow and highlight adjustment, a white balance control with individual RGB channels, sharpening and even a basic automatic lens correction tool.

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Below this a series of small icons reveal different levels of adjustment tools. At the top right is a largish histogram which you can click on and drag to adjust the white and black levels. The left side of the screen displays basic image information but the heart of the Darkroom module is to the right. This is actually surprisingly powerful with many of the tools found on its payware equivalents. At the very bottom is the export dialogue which is a little clunky to use and does not appear to allow exporting of the original image such as a RAW file.ĭarkroom: Double clicking on any image in the Lighttable module will automatically open it in the Darkroom module. Tagging is the Lighttable equivalent of keywording. To the right of the Lighttable module we have the ability to add metadata such as description, creator and rights as well as tagging the image. The import window by Jason Row Photography, on Flickr At the bottom left of the Lighttable module there is metadata information about the image selected in the main catalogue. This is your catalogue hierarchy and allows you to create and organise collections around multiple criteria. Once imported your folder will appear in the next section down, the collect images section. When you import, Darktable just references images in their current location or if you import from a device you will be asked to define a destination folder.

To the left of the screen you will see the import dialogue, this allows you to import a single image, a folder of images or to scan for an imaging device. Lighttable: Lighttable is where the program initialises.

The modules tab by Jason Row Photography, on Flickr These are: Lighttable, this is the catalogue viewing section of the program Darkroom, like the Develop module in Lightroom, is the image processing area Tethering, which is self explanatory, and Map, like Aperture’s map function, allows you to manually geotag your image. Inspiration is obviously taken from Lightroom’s interface with the use of modules at the top right. The interface whilst not as slick as it’s payware cousins, is none the less easy to understand and well laid out. When I first opened Darktable, I was surprised at how clean and well designed it was. Darktable can be downloaded from here: ĭarktable's well designed interface by Jason Row Photography, on Flickr

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Open source is free software that is open to further development by outside programmers and as such Darktable has evolved into a very good, free image management program.

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There is however an extremely powerful open source image management program available to Linux and Mac OSX users, Darktable. They do however cost money, significantly less these days than in their original versions but none the less in these days of global austerity not every photographer will be able to justify the purchase of them. Both of these programs have been around for some years and are slick, efficient and fast. When it comes to image management programs, the undisputed kings are of course Lightroom and Aperture.